Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 38 - April 1997Back to list of articles in this issue

Supermarket Frenzy

On March 21 st some Dongas moved onto the site of a proposed supermarket on the outskirts of Yeovil (border of Somerset and Dorset). A similar episode happened three years ago when a supermarket was planned to be built on a beautiful piece of green belt with bronze age remains. Meanwhile an empty supermarket which does not need an access road was sitting in the town centre. That previous battle was won and the plan dropped after a camp was set up ... so now they are back!